previously known as Island View RTC (1994-2014)
Location: 2650 West 2700 South, Syracuse, UT 84075
Founders: W. Dean Belnap, Lorin Broadbent, Jared Balmer, W. Kimball DeLaMare
Parent Company: Family Help & Wellness
Click here to follow the Survivors of Elevations RTC & Island View RTC Instagram account.
Click here to read the Troubled Teens subreddit wiki entry for Island View RTC.
Click here to learn about Finn Richardson’s lawsuit against Elevations RTC.
Click here to read an Elevations RTC survivor story on Unsilenced.
Featured in:
- NBC News: “Former students report injuries and isolation at Utah facility for troubled teens“ by Tyler Kingkade and Elizabeth Chuck (September 2, 2024)
- The Salt Lake Tribune: “Utah troubled teen program failed to report a boy’s child abuse allegation, lawsuit claims” by Shannon Sollitt (January 15, 2024)
- “Utah Has Seen Abuse In ‘Troubled Teen’ Programs For Decades. Now, Momentum Slowly Builds For Change” by David Fuchs (December 17, 2020)
- Huffington Post: “The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been a Disaster for Decades and It’s Still Not Fixed” by Sebastian Murdock (August 23, 2016)
- Deseret News: “Family Sues Dr. Phil, Utah Treatment Center” by Pat Reavy (January 29, 2014)
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- Family Help & Wellness